Franks v. Triple Canopy, Inc. et al

Filing 85

MEMORANDUM OPINION. Signed by District Judge Claude M. Hilton on 9/9/2019. (lcre, )

IN THE XJNITED STATES DISTRICT COURT
FOR THE EASTERN DISTRICT OF VIRGINIA
Alexandria Division

CHRIS E. FRANKS,

Plaintiff,

Civil Action No. l:18-cv-436

V.

TRIPLE CANOPY, INC., ^ ^.,
Defendants.

MEMORANDUM OPINION

THIS MATTER comes before the Court on Defendants' Motion for

Summary Judgment pursuant to Federal Rule of Civil Procedure 56.
Plaintiff Chris Franks, an African American, was employed by

Triple Canopy, Inc. (^'Triple Canopy") as a Force Protection Officer
(«FPO") at Camp Buehring in Kuwait. Defendants Captain Justin Good,
FPO John Sheldon, and

Triple Canopy.

FPO

John Williams were also employed by

Defendant Constellis, LLC ("Constellis") is the

parent company of Triple Canopy. Triple Canopy and Constellis are
government contractors that provided security services at U.S.

Army installations across Kuwait, including at Camp Arifjan and
Camp Buehring. Plaintiff was hired by Triple Canopy as an FPO in
March of 2017.

Plaintiff's job

Buehring,
searches

and
and

his

was to provide

specific duties

checking

the

security services at Camp

included

identification

conducting

cards

of

vehicle

individuals